John womeldorff



J. WOMELDORFF.

Grain Wi'nnower.

Patented Feb. 2, 1869.

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JOHN WOMELDORFF, OF WARSAW, INDIANA.

4 Letters Patent No.86",6 18, dated Februa/ry 2, 1869.

s IMPROVEMENT IN, COMBINED WHEELBARROWfIANNING-MEL.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern:

1 Be it known that I, J onu WOMELDORFF, of Warsaw, in the county ofKosciusko, and State of Indiana, have invented a new and improvedWheelbarrow Fanning- Mill; and I do hereby declare the followin g to bea full,

clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which are made a part of this specification.

The fanning-apparatus and the shaking shoemay be of any usual orapproved construction, with changeable riddles and screens to suitvarious kinds and conditions of grain or seed to be cleaned; but myinvention particularly consists in so constructing the machine that,when the fan, shoe, and upper part of the frame are removed, the lowerpart will constitute a convenient and eii'icient wheelbarrow forseparate use, and, when the whole is together, the wheel'or wheels ofthe barrow afford means for conveying it from place to place.

In the drawings- Figure 1 represents a vertical-longitudinal section ofthe complete machine, and

Figure 2, a perspective view of the wheelbarrow detached.

The fan A, hopper B, gearing G, tail-board T, and the shoe 0, withgrain-boards D, changeable riddles E,

and screen F may be of common form, and do not need specificdescription.

To secure the parts in proper relative position for use as afanning-mill, and at the sametirne to adapt them for ready separation,the front part of the upper frame is supported on horizontal lugs orcars H H, fig. 2, and held laterally between shoulders I I.

The rear end of the mill is held against horizontal displacement in anydirection by tenons K, projecting downward beneath the fan-cylinder intomortises L L p in the lower or wheelbarrow-frame.

The floor M of the wheelbarrow constitutes the bottom of thescreening-box when the fanning-mill is in use, and a door, N,-is formedin one of the sides, for the purpose of removing the screenings.

The barrow is so constructed that either one or two wheels, 0, may beused, and common handles? P are employed for use in wheeling the barrow,either with or without the upper part of the mill.

To separate the mill, its rear end is lifted straight up until theteuons are clear of their mortises, and it can then be taken ofi.

By my invention, I am enabled to provide the farmer with twouseful andnecessary implements for the cost of one. My fanning-mill itselfpossesses a high degree of eiiiciency in cleaning any kind of grainor-seed,

and the great additional advantage of portability, as it may be movedfrom place to place by hand, even at long distances, without requiring ahorse and wagon, as tanning-mills usually do.

When the fanning-mill is not needed, the upper part can be lifted offand set away, when a complete and convenient wheelbarrow is ready foruse.

The cylindrical fan-case is connected and strengthened by segmentalstraps of iron, R, shownin dotted lines in fig. 1, which fit therecesses s in the sides S of the wheelbarrow, to steady and support theupper part. As an additional means of security, screws or pins may beinserted, through the iron straps R, into holes s in the barrow-sides,so as'to prevent the separation of the parts until said pins are takenout.

Handles are applied at or near the four corners of the upper frame, forconvenience in lifting it off.

